slímuseta (ON) slímusetr (ON) noun

A ‘slime-sitting’. Refers to someone who overstays the hospitality of another. Such unwanted guests could be forcibly removed without legal penalties for assault.


hangers on OIce Mah 28
parasite OIce Js Mah 33
remaining as guest uninvited or longer than a certain time ONorw GuL Mhb
Expressions:

sitja slímusetri (ON)

to remain as a ‘slime-sitter’ OIce Js Mah 33 ONorw MLL Mah 27

to stay afterward as a hanger on OIce Mah 28

Refs:

CV s.v. slímusetr; Fritzner s.v. slímusetr

Citation
  • ‘slímuseta’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4911
    (08/14/2026)